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Curse of the Crimson Throne
Series · 5 books · 2008

Books in series

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Pathfinder Adventure Path #8

Seven Days to the Grave

2008

Bring Out Your Dead! Death stalks the streets! The Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path continues, bringing the blistering red hand of death to Korvosa. What starts as an isolated outbreak swiftly turns into a full-fledged epidemic and soon no one is safe. The city's resources quickly overwhelmed, a desperate queen takes harsh measures to stem the rising death toll. As bodies fill the streets it falls to the PCs to seek allies among the city's desperate guardians, curb the tide of panic, and save who they can. But with the fates of thousands in their hands, can the PCs reveal the mastermind behind the unnatural plague before Korvosa becomes a single mass grave? This volume of Pathfinder includes: \- "Seven Days to the Grave," an adventure for 4th-level characters, by F. Wesley Schneider. \- An investigation of disease, plagues, pestilence, and their effects on fantasy worlds, by Rick Miller and Edward P. Healy. \- The commandments of Abadar, the god of cities, wealth, and law, laid bare by Sean K Reynolds. \- Eando Kline dares the anarchic, monster-infested ruin of Urglin in the Pathfinder's Journal, by James Jacobs. \- Six new monsters by F. Wesley Schneider. Cover art by Wayne Reynolds
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Pathfinder Adventure Path #9

Escape from Old Korvosa

2008

They Walk Among Us! Fear stalks the streets of Old Korvosa as the Curse of the Crimson Throne continues! Anarchy, plague, and the mandates of a pitiless queen have thrown the island community into chaos. Forsaken by the government and cut off from the rest of the city, hundreds of unfortunates stand helpless against the rising criminal warlords, each eager to carve out a slice of Korvosa as his own. Yet, amid the turmoil of warring gangs and sinister power mongers hides the only man who might be able to restore sanity to the beleaguered city. But why has remained silent for so long? What secret of the new queen does he hide? And what fiendish power grows in the shadows, ready to sink its claws into the heart of Old Korvosa? This volume of Pathfinder includes: \- "Escape from Old Korvosa," an adventure for 8th-level characters, by Richard Pett. \- A glimpse into the world of assassins and the blood-soaked path of Golarion's peerless killers, the Red Mantis, by James Jacobs and Nicolas Logue. \- The merciless manipulations and earthbound evils of the rakshasa, by Owen K.C. Stephens. \- Eando Kline finds more to fear than orcs in the heart of the Hold of Belkzen, a new entry into the Pathfinder's Journal, by Amber Scott. \- Five new monsters by Brian Cortijo, Joshua J. Frost, James Jacobs, and Richard Pett. Cover art by Wayne Reynolds
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Pathfinder Adventure Path #10

A History of Ashes

2008

Face the Fire! The path to save Korvosa leads far beyond the ravaged city's walls. In the burning plains of the Cinderlands the tenacious tribes of the Shoanti barbarians protect an ancient secret that might be the only way to save the Jewel of Varisia from ruin, but Korvosa has been their enemy too long for the proud natives to give up their knowledge freely. Only by learning the ways of the barbarians and facing their sacred trials can the PCs hope to save their city, but are the savage warriors' ordeals impossible? Especially when the PCs already have angry natives, evil priests, and deadly assassins hot on their trail? This volume of Pathfinder includes: \- "A History of Ashes," an adventure for 10th-level characters, by Michael Kortes. \- An exploration of the Cinderlands, a scorched wasteland where nature is as deadly as the monsters that stalk its blistered ground, by Jacob Frazier. \- Learn the trials and traditions of the Shoanti, Varisia's fierce barbarian natives, by Eric L. Boyd and Michael Kortes. \- Eando Kline finds himself caught in the middle of an all-out orc war in the Pathfinder's Journal, by Richard Pett. \- Five new monsters by Michael Kortes and J.D. Wiker. Cover art by Wayne Reynolds
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Pathfinder Adventure Path #11

Skeletons of Scarwall

2008

The Dead Never Sleep! Condemned by a history of horrors, an army of the living dead stands between Korvosa and its only hope for salvation. Within the grim fastness of haunted Scarwall, the lifeless legions of the ancient warlord Kazavon guard the same accursed halls they've stalked for more than 700 years. Crossing a forsaken land to reach the infamous citadel's dreaded gates, the PCs must explore the foul castle's haunted halls, contend with otherworldly terrors, and purge the taint of Kazavon's final days before having any of finally breaking the Curse of the Crimson Throne<. This volume of Pathfinder includes: \- "Skeletons of Scarwall," an adventure for 12th-level characters, by Greg A. Vaughan. \- A terrifying glimpse into the sadistic church of Zon-Kuthon, god of darkness, envy, and pain, by Sean K Reynolds. \- An exploration of the orc-ruled Hold of Belkzen, untamable land of monsters, savagery, and ancient secrets, by James L. Sutter. \- Surrounded by savages, Eando Kline discovers the cruelty of orcs stretches far beyond mere bloodlust in the Pathfinder's Journal, by James L. Sutter. \- Five new monsters by Greg A. Vaughan and Sean K Reynolds. Cover art by Wayne Reynolds
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Curse of the Crimson Throne Map Folio

2008

The Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path introduces you to the sprawling city of Korvosa, the largest city in all Varisia. As things go from bad to worse in Korvosa, you’ll explore hidden temples, underground warrens, thieves’ guilds, and noble palaces. Eventually, you’ll even head out into the world to explore haunted castles, barbarian encampments, and ancient ruins from ages past. The Curse of the Crimson Throne Map Folio contains reprinted maps of all the key locations explored in Pathfinder’s second Adventure Path. Even if you aren’t running Curse of the Crimson Throne, the maps inside can serve as cities, dungeons, castles, and worlds for any RPG campaign. In addition, inside this folio you’ll find two huge poster maps: one of the entire region of Varisia, the setting for the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path; and one of the city of Korvosa, your PCs’ hometown and the focal point of the entire campaign!

Authors

F. Wesley Schneider
F. Wesley Schneider
Author · 24 books

Editor-in-chief at Paizo Inc. and co-creator of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, F. Wesley Schneider is the author of dozens of Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons adventures as well as several dark fantasy and sci-fi tales. His first novel, Pathfinder Tales: Bloodbound, debuted from Tor and Paizo Inc. in December 2015. Watch for his story, "Stray Thoughts," in Eclipse Phase: After the Fall - The Anthology of Transhuman Survival & Horror, coming in early 2016. Find more from Wes at wesschneider.com, on Tumblr at wesschneider, or on Twitter at @FWesSchneider.

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